Travelers Go Everywhere

It's that time of year when a lot of travel occurs. For some people it's Bermuda, for others it's Kansas City, Wichita, or Lawrence. Through my work with Janssen Pharmaceuticals I have traveled to Manhattan, NY, Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. I have had the opportunity to meet lots of interesting individuals and get aquainted with people who have added joy to my life.

Another way I get to travel is through my mom and sister going places all over the country to run marathons. Recently, I traveled to Los Angeles so my mom and sister could run in the LA Marathon. It was a great time and when we were walking in downtown LA we spotted a place where they were getting ready to film a scene from a movie. We went to some great restaurants and my mom and sister ran past the LA Times building and ended their run at the Santa Monica Pier.

I love to travel but I do know that lots of people don't like to go places or to get on a plane. Many clients at Valeo Behavioral Healthcare don't have cars to go places and are low income so they don't have enough to get on a plane. They may not have close to family to get them to their airport or fly with them. It's sad to see them be stranded to just medical transportation and the bus. Thankfully Topeka has a bus system although the budget cuts have hurt clients who have depended on it.

Topekans will go places this Memorial Day weekend and they will go places for the summer months while kids are out of school. Those Topekans who travel to Haiti to help kids in orphanages are special folks. Lots of church folk travel to other countries to help out those experiencing poverty issues. It's quite special to see.

Topekans who travel to expand their views on the world and do kind things for others are those who make a difference in this city and are those who bring a little bit of Topeka to the world. They go across the ocean, they drive to Lawrence, they go to NY--they go almost everywhere. They are people who care about expanding their horizons and they definitely make a difference. Bon voyage!!